價值暴翻!曾被認爲是仿品的畫作居然是拉斐爾的真跡!

In 1899, a painting of the Virgin Mary believed to be a respectable copy sold for $25 (about $2,574 in modern prices). Now it seems that it could be a genuine Raphael worth $26 million.

1899年，一幅聖母瑪利亞的仿作被認爲堪比原作，售價爲25美元（約爲現在的2574美元）。現在看來，它可能真的是拉斐爾的真跡，價值高達2600萬美元。

The discovery was made by Bendor Grosvenor, an art historian and presenter for the BBC's "Britain's Lost Masterpieces" series, which looks for valuable works of art in local public art collections.

最初是藝術史學家本多爾·格羅夫納發現的，他還身兼BBC《尋找失落的傑作》系列欄目的主持人。該欄目一直在尋找英國公共藝術收藏品中的珍貴藝術品。

Grosvenor and a team of experts were examining the collection at the Scotland's Haddo House collection in Aberdeenshire when they found the painting, which is dated between 1505 and 1510 and had previously been attributed to the Italian artist Innocenzo da Imola.

格羅夫納是和專家小組在蘇格蘭阿伯丁郡的Haddo美術館檢查藏品時發現的這幅畫。這幅畫的創作時間應該是在1505年到1510年之間，還曾被認爲是意大利藝術家德伊莫拉的畫作。

He asked permission to have the piece professionally cleaned, conserved and investigated after noticing a striking resemblance to the Italian painter and architect's work.

在注意到這幅作品與意大利畫家兼建築師的拉斐爾的作品有着驚人相似的地方後，格羅夫納請求對畫作進行專業的清理、保存和研究。

"Finding a possible Raphael is about as exciting as it gets," Grosvenor said in a statement.

“找到一幅疑似拉斐爾的畫作實在是太令人興奮了，”格羅夫納在一則聲明中表示。

"This is a beautiful picture that deserves to be seen by as many people as possible. I hope 'the Haddo Madonna,' which would be Scotland's only publicly-owned Raphael, brings many people to this part of Aberdeenshire."

“這是一幅美麗的圖畫，應該被更多的人看到。'Haddo Madonna'將成爲蘇格蘭唯一一個擁有拉斐爾真跡的美術館，希望能給阿伯丁郡吸引來很多人。”

George Hamilton-Gordon, a former British Prime Minister and the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, bought "The Virgin Mary" in the early 19th century, believing that it was a genuine Raphael.

英國前首相兼英國第四代阿伯丁郡伯爵喬治·漢密爾頓·戈登，早在19世紀買下了這幅《聖母瑪利亞》，當時他就堅信這是拉斐爾的真跡。

But it was quickly downgraded to "after Raphael" -- a designation used when the particular artist is unclear -- before later being attributed to Innocenzo da Imola.

但是這幅畫很快又被降級爲“後拉斐爾”——用來形容畫家尚未確定的派別，在此之前，這幅畫一直被認爲是德伊莫拉的作品。